the uk s prime minister, rishi sunak, is flying to san diego for talks on defence with the us and australian leaders. it s understood they ll discuss ways of dealing with any security threats posed by china in the asia pacific region at the meeting of the aukus group. coming up is sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday here on bbc news. ireland are on for the grand slam in the six nations, overpowering scotland at murrayfield. another test passed with flying colours for arsenal, who restore the five point advantage at the top with victory at fulham. and england collapse in bangladesh the hosts taking the t20 series with a match to spare. also coming up on sportsday. cameron norrie s in third round action as the brits march on at indian wells. and the chase is on can tommy fleetwood catch the leaders at the players in florida, the pga s flagship event? set hello there. will come along to sportsday on bbc news. ireland proved just why they re the world s number one ranke
for most parts of the uk, with temperatures well on into double figures. now, overnight tonight, outbreaks of rain develop and move across the country. it s going to be quite a windy night as well. the winds coming in from a south westerly direction. for most of us, it s mild with temperatures into double figures, but cold for the far north of scotland, where there ll be a bit of frost and a few icy patches around for monday morning. monday, the worst of the rain clears through. it ll be followed by a day of sunny spells and blustery showers. very windy, though, gusts running into the 50s miles an hour for england and wales. so gales developing quite widely. temperatures for the most part still into double figures, but it s getting colder in scotland. and here we ll see more hill snow developing through monday, some accumulating snow above 200 metres elevation, some of the higher hills, you could see 5 to 10 centimetres. and then through monday night, as the colder air pushes
celsius in some places. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. tributes are paid to england world cup winner george cohen one of the heroes of 1966, who s died aged 83. the premier league is back on boxing day and all eyes are on mikel arteta who s arsenal side top the pile. and some more history for sam curran, the star of england s t20 world cup win breaks an indian premier league record, in today s auction. hello there and welcome along to the programme and tributes continue to be paid, to george cohen, one of england s world cup winning heroes of 1966. who has died at the age of 83. cohen played every minute of the tournament, including the famous 4 2 win over west germany. his passing, means there are only two surviving members of that side. cohen, who played for fulham all his career, was also a mentor to former players. very sad at the news today. george was not only a mentor to me but also a good friend. in the club is very sad to hear of his passing
no way out, the ukrainian military says it has encircled russian forces in the strategic eastern town of lyman in the donetsk region, a day after russia annexed the area. the uk s biggest controlled explosion for 75 years as redcar steelworks is demolished. we ll have a report from the teesside site. these beavers have something to celebrate. and these beavers have been recognised as a protected species in england, making it illegal to deliberately capture, kill or disturb them. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, welcome to bbc news. more than 50,000 rail workers are walking out today, causing the biggest strike disruption on the railways this year. 0nly around 11% of the usual saturday timetable will be able to run. in some parts of the country, there are no trains at all. members of four unions are taking part in the strike in a long running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. 0ur transport correspondent, katy austin reports. another train strike, and it s
this is bbc world news, the headlines has begun in egypt, with a warning that a year of extreme weather must be a wake up call for the planet. downing street says the prime minister believes abusive text messages sent by the cabinet minister gavin williamson were unacceptable at least 19 people have died after a passenger plane crashed into lake victoria in tanzania while attempting to land in stormy weather and with the us midterm elections just days away, president biden and donald trump continue on the campaign trail, in the push to win crucial votes. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. jumping back to the top of the premier league, have arsenal shown they re genuine title contenders.? this will be england s world cup opener in ten month s time, the rehearsal ends in a rare home defeat to argentina silver, bronze and now gold forjessica gadirova as britain end the world gymnastics champ